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I have to give him credit. In theory, he is safe, unless a claim comes against the patented crown guard (If Panerai still has it and its not expired). In the one photo you can just see the "I" in Panerai.

Too Funny.

Yum!

Excellent!

Q.) Who makes the best Sub? A.) Rolex

Congrats.

Hands need removed and reset, simple as that.

Good to hear. 22 seconds fast is not horrible. I have purchased new Seikos, and other higher end GEN ETA based watches that ran that fast out of the box.

Nice, what brand is the winder?

Now a days, yes. At least the ones from our trusted sellers. Sounds like you experience is with Canal Street junk.

In fact some of the Rolex reps are actually heavier than a Gen Rolex.

If you have never handled a Gen / Stainless Steel Rolex, you should, they are not as heavy as you would think. A friend of mine though a Gen 1680 Submariner on a 9315 bracelet was FAKE because it was light, and the bracelet rattled a bit.

None here.

Nice to see you posting K. Sending positive thoughts your way. Here is to a better/successful 2012 for you and yours!

Yep, and Cape Cod also works great for scratched (Netflix) DVD's or CD's.

stormtrooper4, you can stop your macro now.... LOL

Nice game TA8088

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So Gazilli and TA, think you can coordinate your posts when all the lurkers come out to play?

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Thanks a bunch guys for keeping the lights on!

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The movement is real Swiss (confirmed by my watchmaker who will do service on it) with Chinese GMT module which appears to be well manufactured from the first glance. Movt is 100% unused (could be NOS?), surgically clean and rotor is very quiet. Even movement screws and clamps are a level above anything else I've seen - great profile, excellent machining, fits right in, leave a very confident feeling that the movement is secure. The spacer is super solid, nicely decorated, snugs very tightly around the movement... just awesome.

Nice review!

Real Swiss with Chinese GMT module? Doesn't the lowest common denominator rule come into play here? Since there really is no such thing as a "Swiss" ETA 2836-GMT, I fear this is simply a Chinese 2836. I would love to hear the Zigmeister's comments on this.

Excellent!

What is bot?

A computer program / script that does something for you. In this case, I wrote a simple bot that would sit here and post for me until I hit 253. But, the rules as set forth by the OP prohibit this.